Closed · EPA-OAR-OTAQ-20-07 · CFDA 66.039 · Discretionary

2020 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal Grants

Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $800K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 9, 2020
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

2020 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered Up to $800,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,487 other opportunities from Environmental Protection Agency.

up to $800K
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
66.039
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

2020 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act is closed (last close July 9, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 66.039 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Environmental Protection Agency still indexes 1,487 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 9, 2020

Posted Apr 9 Closes Jul 9

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality is soliciting applications nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions.Eligible entities include tribal governments (or intertribal consortia) and Alaska Native Villages, which have jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. Although private fleet owners are not eligible to apply directly to EPA for DERA funding, both public and private fleets can benefit from the programs implemented by DERA national grant recipients. Eligible diesel vehicles, engines and equipment may include buses, Class 5 – Class 8 heavy-duty highway vehicles, marine engines, locomotives and nonroad engines, equipment or vehicles including, but not limited to, those used in construction, handling of cargo, agriculture, mining or energy production. Eligible diesel emissions reduction solutions include verified retrofit technologies such as exhaust after-treatment technologies, engine upgrades, and cleaner fuels and additives, verified idle reduction technologies, verified aerodynamic technologies, verified low rolling resistance tires, certified engine replacements and conversions, and certified vehicle or equipment replacement.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · EPA-OAR-OTAQ-20-07

Grants.gov marks 2020 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). This eligibility-code string dominates the Environmental Protection Agency book (1,239 peers, 83% of 1,488).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 66.039

Diesel Emission Reduction Grants

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Agency Contact

Lucita Valiere, Phone: 206-553-8087

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What to do next

2020 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 66.039 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Diesel Emission Reduction Grants indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Environmental Protection Agency lists 1,487 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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